FTO grants relief to woman taxpayer Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Zafar Hijazi has granted relief to a woman taxpayer who remained unable to...
JI stages nationwide protests against petroleum levy Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami held countrywide protests on Friday against the petroleum levy, on the appeal of party...
Stronger LSM and trade activity: FBR expects surge in FY27 ST collection Updated 11 Jul, 2026 09:27am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that the improvements in Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM)...
Massive ‘misuse’ of EFS detected at Karachi Published 10 Jul, 2026 07:11am ISLAMABAD: Collectorate of Customs (Enforcement), Karachi has detected massive misuse of facility of Export...
Debt accumulation & failed fiscal model Published 10 Jul, 2026 05:43am The latest debt bulletin of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) confirms what many economists have feared for years. By...
Customs reforms help increase average revenue per GD by 16pc to around Rs7.7m Published 10 Jul, 2026 05:43am ISLAMABAD: Customs reforms introduced under the Prime Minister’s Maritime Task Force have increased the average...
FBR blocks refunds of over Rs6bn of non-compliant taxpayers Published 10 Jul, 2026 05:43am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Thursday blocked refunds of over Rs6 billion of non-compliant...
FBR must refund amount after assessment order quashed: FTO Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:51am ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Zafar Hijazi has ruled that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) cannot...
Imported paper: APPMA welcomes duty rationalisation Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:22am KARACHI: Muhammad Anis Noor Muhammad, Senior Vice Chairman, All Pakistan Paper Merchants Association (APPMA) has...
Overstayed cargo at ports: Customs Computerised System to automatically determine penalty Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:16am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s Customs Computerised System will automatically determine the amount of...
Govt forms panel to resolve steel sector registration issues Updated 09 Jul, 2026 09:34am ISLAMABAD: The government Wednesday decided to constitute a “Troubleshooting Committee” to immediately resolve...
Coal import: FBR to strictly allow application of ST Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will strictly allow application of one percent minimum value addition...
Steel producers commend FBR for corporatisation of AOPs Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers commended the proactive support of the Federal Board of...
Taxpayer’s long-pending grievance: FTO lauds FBR official’s support Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:28am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has appreciated the prompt and responsible conduct of the Chief Sales...
Conversion of steel sector AOPs into companies: SECP announces facilitation measures Updated 07 Jul, 2026 07:13am ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has announced special facilitation measures to...
FBR refuses to share highest taxpayers’ details with Senate body Updated 07 Jul, 2026 09:53am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday informed a parliamentary committee that it could not...
Govt debt stock surges to Rs82trn by May Updated 07 Jul, 2026 09:55am KARACHI: Pakistan’s central government debt stock surged to Rs82 trillion by May 2026 due to massive borrowing from...
Tobacco growers to hold sit-in against heavy taxes on 20th Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am PESHAWAR: The Tobacco Dealers Association has announced an indefinite sit-in in front of the Parliament House in...
Revenue forecasting approach realistic: FBR chief Updated 06 Jul, 2026 08:59am ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial has said that the revenue forecasting...
Taxes reforms remain a dream Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:34am The heavy reliance on indirect taxes in the budget for 2026-27, regressive taxes whose incidence on the poor is...
Two economic updates and outlooks Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:25am EDITORIAL: The Finance Division released May and June Economic Update and Outlook on the last day of the fiscal year...
Smooth proceedings in response to the advice: FBR must evolve formal admin protocol: FTO Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has recommended that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) evolve a formal...
Aurangzeb says digital tax reforms a must to boost revenue Updated 04 Jul, 2026 09:15am FAISALABAD: A fully digitalised taxation system is imperative to eliminate leakages in addition to enhancing...
FBR to come down hard on ‘recalcitrant’ spinning units Updated 04 Jul, 2026 09:16am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued notices to 421 “non-compliant” textile spinning units that...
FBR excludes agri income from tax expenditure purview Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has excluded agricultural income, which falls outside the scope of...
FBR to nominate trade representatives at RTOs Updated 04 Jul, 2026 09:16am KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has agreed to nominate two representatives of traders’ associations at...
PM hails FBR for unprecedented collection Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) record-breaking tax haul a...
FBR applies buoyancy-based tax collection forecasting for 2026-27 Updated 03 Jul, 2026 09:40am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has applied the buoyancy-based forecasting framework to estimate the...
Every Finance Act tells two stories Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am That every Finance Act tells two stories is a fact. One is written in statutory language through new sections,...
SBP to discontinue Sohni Dharti Remittance Program Published 02 Jul, 2026 03:03pm SBP will cease new reward points for the Sohni Dharti Remittance Program by July 2026, concluding a key incentive for foreign exchange inflows